Based on Nikolai Erdman’s banned 1928 comedy play The Suicide, a socially critical grotesque about a man tired of life
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Daniel OlbrychskiSemjon Podsekalnikov | Semjon Podsekalnikov |
 Terhi PanulaMaria Podsekalnikova | Maria Podsekalnikova |
 Marina VladyMargarita Ivanovna | Margarita Ivanovna |
| SSonja KarzauSerafima | Serafima |
| RRisto AaltonenViktor Viktorovitsh | Viktor Viktorovitsh |
| FFranz Josef SteffensNot listed | Not listed |
 Relja BašićAristarch | Aristarch |
 Pavel LandovskýPugatshov | Pugatshov |
 Dietmar MuesJegorushka | Jegorushka |
| KKarin PaciusKleopatra Maximovna | Kleopatra Maximovna |
 Yulian PanichFather Jelpidij | Father Jelpidij |
| AAnneli SariSinger | Singer |
| CChristiane CarstensNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierre FranckhNot listed | Not listed |
 Yrjö TähteläNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarjukka HalttunenNot listed | Not listed |
| SSoila KomiNot listed | Not listed |
| RRoger NikkanenNot listed | Not listed |
| MMauri JaakkolaNot listed | Not listed |